AN ALLEGED AKERS WILL.; Question of Validity -- Horse to Be "Mercifully Destroyed" When Old.

In compliance with the order of Surrogate Fitzgerald, William J.F. Morrison produced in the Surrogates' Office yesterday an alleged will of Frederick Akers, the coffee merchant. This order was obtained by James P. Niemann, District Attorney of Nassau County, who declares that the will is in full force, although Mr. Akers had marked it canceled.View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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